The “ Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Outstanding Public Library Award ” and “ Dr. S. R. Ranganathan Outstanding Library Worker and Servant (Granthamitra) Award ” will be given for the year 2024-25 by the Directorate of Libraries under the Department of Higher and Technical Education of the State Government .
The aim of these awards is to bring about qualitative development of government-approved public libraries, provide more library services to the public, and enhance the reading culture.
The best public libraries in A, B, C, D categories in urban and rural areas will be given cash prizes of Rs 1 lakh, 75 thousand, 50 thousand and 20 thousand respectively, a plaque, a certificate and a book gift. Also, one state-level best library worker and one state-level best book servant in the state will be given an award of Rs 50 thousand each. The workers and servants who have served for a long time in each revenue department in the state will be given an award of Rs 25 thousand each.
For the year 2024-25, interested libraries, activists and servants should send three copies of the application form in the prescribed format along with the necessary documents to their District Library Officer’s office by September 30, 2025, said Ashok Gadekar, Director, Directorate of Libraries.
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